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Erica meat
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Scientific name - Erica meat

The first published name for this species was Erica herbacea, the name of Erica meat was accepted in 1999 by International Botanical Congress.

Synonyms --

Popular names - Winter Heath, scopina.

Distribution and Habitat - originally from the mountainous areas of central and southern Europe, where it grows along with conifers, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Polygala chamaebuxus, Rhododendron hirsutum up to 2600 m altitude.

Description - undergrowth of 15-30 cm height. Leaves persistent, linear, dark green, 4-8 mm long, 4 on each ordered verticil. Campanulata Flowers arranged in raceme; Corola gamopetala, 4-6 mm long, dark pink, rarely white, brown stamens 8, higher than the petals, the style much longer than the stamens, favors pollination it by insects. Blooms in January-March. Fruit capsule.

Growth rate - slowly.

Tolerances - moderately alkaline soils.

Requirements - grows well in full sun, prefers well drained soil, sandy soil enriched with humus.

Management - trimming is applied immediately after blooming, cut inflorescences have passed. During the growing need watered regularly, apply liquid fertilizer to four weeks.

Propagation --

Diseases and pests --

Partners garden - Pinus mugo, Pinus contorta, Juniperus communis, Abies concolor, Phlox paniculata, Muscari armeniacum, Picea breweriana, Euonymus, Hedera helix, Lavandula.

Cultivars - 'Adrienne Duncan', 'Ann Sparkes', 'Eileen Porter', 'Myretoun Ruby', 'Springwood White', 'Vivellii'.

Properties and Uses - can be used as rocarii plants, pots.

Curiosity --

Bibliografie

Clive Lane - Plants for Small Spaces - Horticulture Books, 2005

Rita Buchanan - The Winter Garden - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1997

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